554 whole chicken recipes

Whole roast chicken brushed with butter, lemon juice, and fresh savory herb. Four ingredients, juicy meat, crisp golden skin in 90 minutes.

Slow-cooker poached whole chicken in herb-spiked broth, served sliced under a butter-finished cream sauce. Old-school French velouté technique done hands-off in the crockpot.

Slow cooker chicken fricassee with onions, celery, and carrots in a thick flour-thickened gravy served over noodles. A classic comfort dish that cooks itself all day in the Crock-Pot.

Roast chicken halves brushed with butter, lacquered in raspberry glaze, and crowned with fresh kiwi slices. A retro fruit-glazed chicken with sweet-savory pop and showstopper plating.

Classic Wiener Backhendl, the traditional Viennese fried chicken with a shattering breadcrumb crust. Marinated in lemon juice, pan-fried in butter, then baked until impossibly crisp.

Crispy fried chicken with a double-dredge of flour seasoned with garlic salt, paprika, and poultry seasoning. The wet egg batter holds onto the seasoned coating for a craggy, shatter-crisp crust.

Chicken, quinoa, spinach, and sweet corn simmered in broth with scallions and a dash of hot sauce. A protein-packed one-pot soup ready in 40 minutes.

Oven-roasted chicken paprikash with whole chickens slow-cooked until fall-off-the-bone tender. Finished with sour cream pan sauce and served over wide egg noodles.

Tender chicken breasts baked in a luscious mustard-parmesan cream sauce that thickens into pure velvet. Ready in 40 minutes with minimal prep for busy weeknight dinners.

Hungarian-style chicken paprikash with onions, sweet paprika, and sour cream sauce. Classic comfort food served over noodles or dumplings.

Chicken tarragon saute with a whole cut-up chicken browned golden in butter, finished with a scallion and chicken broth pan sauce. Classic French technique, simple ingredients.

Cream chicken soup with rivels and rice in a rich broth of whole milk, heavy cream, and chicken stock. An old-fashioned Pennsylvania Dutch-style comfort bowl.

Paprika fried chicken with a crisp, smoky crust: chicken pieces dredged in paprika-seasoned flour and fried in deep oil until golden brown. Classic Southern fried chicken with a Hungarian twist.

This recipe was given to me by a friend who is an ex-patriot now living in Playa del Carmen on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. I serve this with yellow rice and grilled avocado halves.

Chicken and yellow rice that's baked to perfection in a casserole.

Mexican-spiced chicken braised with chorizo sausage, vegetables, and raisins in tomato-chili broth. A hearty one-pot dinner garnished with fresh orange slices that bring out the sweetness.